First of all, "dude" I was not talking to you.
Second, keep that "dude" **** for your 16 year old friends.
Next, there is a reason why we have the SEARCH button here -- so that people like the one in question do not ask stupid questions over and over.
And finally, looks like the search button would also be useful for you since you THINK you know something, but could learn much more if you search the topic...

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You were being rude, and continue to be rude.. what did you expect to happen? You don't have to be disrespectful to a new poster because he hasn't yet logged the hundreds of hours that you have on an insignificant forum such as this; he obviously was curious as to why one of the best players in the world uses them, because hey, maybe there is something to it. Why should he have to search the forum for every question? This forum would be almost dead if no one ever asked questions which have already been previously answered.

First of all, "dude" I was not talking to you.
Second, keep that "dude" **** for your 16 year old friends.
Next, there is a reason why we have the SEARCH button here -- so that people like the one in question do not ask stupid questions over and over.
And finally, looks like the search button would also be useful for you since you THINK you know something, but could learn much more if you search the topic...

You were unkind to a fellow poster. That's more than enough provocation.

And are you saying that what you're being is a troll?

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I see...you sometimes have hard time comprehending things...
Let me clarify:
1) You called me a "troll" up there, I am asking you if you knew what that meant or you just heard it somewhere and use it randomply. I believe I contributed to this forum a bit more than you did so far, though
2) I was maybe rough on the newbie, but not to the fat guy that decided to voice his attack on me here. Therefore, I may have provoked someone else, not the Donut-guy

I see...you sometimes have hard time comprehending things...
Let me clarify:
1) You called me a "troll" up there, I am asking you if you knew what that meant or you just heard it somewhere and use it randomply. I believe I contributed to this forum a bit more than you did so far, though
2) I was maybe rough on the newbie, but not to the fat guy that decided to voice his attack on me here. Therefore, I may have provoked someone else, not the Donut-guy

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I called you a tool. Maybe you misread.

And if that's so, I don't know where the whole thing started. I'll take your word for it, but can we all just be a little kinder to one another? Yourself included.

I'm sorry for all the hate talk. It was out of line for me, but I wanted to defend the people that were being attacked.

Has this been discussed? Is it possible that Federer's racket is like a prostock version that is lighter? Then he can put lead on the head and still keep it at 364. I put a small amount of lead on the head of mine and it shot the weight up to 377.

Has this been discussed? Is it possible that Federer's racket is like a prostock version that is lighter? Then he can put lead on the head and still keep it at 364. I put a small amount of lead on the head of mine and it shot the weight up to 377.

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Yeah, I'm sure his rackets are different from the retail in weight and balance.
From the pictures from Priority 1, it can be seen that long 1/4 inch strips of lead are stretched from almost 10 o clock to 2 o clock.
Say the strings are about 15 grams and also the grip counts for weight, which means on stock rackets, there's room for only 2-4 grams, which is not what is shown in Fed's actual rackets.

Yeah, I'm sure his rackets are different from the retail in weight and balance.
From the pictures from Priority 1, it can be seen that long 1/4 inch strips of lead are stretched from almost 10 o clock to 2 o clock.
Say the strings are about 15 grams and also the grip counts for weight, which means on stock rackets, there's room for only 2-4 grams, which is not what is shown in Fed's actual rackets.

I know! i know 10 yr old kids who have rackets like the pros and come to the court in a RF polo and shorts (no issue with that but read on) and the latest vapor and adjust their bandana like fed and cant hit a ball across the net and complain "im using the same thing and moving my arm the same way as federer"

I know! i know 10 yr old kids who have rackets like the pros and come to the court in a RF polo and shorts (no issue with that but read on) and the latest vapor and adjust their bandana like fed and cant hit a ball across the net and complain "im using the same thing and moving my arm the same way as federer"

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That description runs down to a healthy chunk on this forum, and a good 30% at my local club. Not just 10 year olds.

No, that's what happens when for some reason every ball boy out there cannot hit a ball to save their lives. It's like all ball boys/girls in the world don't play any tennis. I'm sorry, but it's videos like this that brainwash you into thinking that no one can return ANY ball from a pro. It's BS, these kids just can't play or something. It's like you can't be over a 3.0 to be a ball boy or something. lol Ya, pros hit fast and hard, but they're not gods, come on...

No, that's what happens when for some reason every ball boy out there cannot hit a ball to save their lives. It's like all ball boys/girls in the world don't play any tennis. I'm sorry, but it's videos like this that brainwash you into thinking that no one can return ANY ball from a pro. It's BS, these kids just can't play or something. It's like you can't be over a 3.0 to be a ball boy or something. lol Ya, pros hit fast and hard, but they're not gods, come on...

are you referring to Brotman?? I know that he has customized Blakes frames in the past, and he completes the lead strips in that fashion.

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I know that I am responding to a very old thread, but James Blake's customizer is Peter Gabriel, which is not a secret, in fact a long time ago Blake's web site mentioned Peter Gabriel as his customizer, also a few years ago the Wall Street Journal wrote an article about customizers including P1, ****, Bosworth, and Gabriel, and listed Blake as a Gabriel client.

I know that I am responding to a very old thread, but James Blake's customizer is Peter Gabriel, which is not a secret, in fact a long time ago Blake's web site mentioned Peter Gabriel as his customizer, also a few years ago the Wall Street Journal wrote an article about customizers including P1, ****, Bosworth, and Gabriel, and listed Blake as a Gabriel client.

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Really? No wonder Blake swings his racquet like a "Sledgehammer". :lol:

Federer been doing a Wilson 2014 shoot in Indian Wells this week. These pictures from Wilson's facebook with Federer in his Wimbledon 2013 outfit.

A pretty strategic photo, I must say. At first it may not seem like it, but you barely see the racquet he's holding (for 2014) or any real details in the design of his Wimbledon outfit - apart from it being, uh..white as expected. New PJ for 2014?

...A pretty strategic photo, I must say. At first it may not seem like it, but you barely see the racquet he's holding (for 2014) or any real details in the design of his Wimbledon outfit...

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That's probably because the camera being used for professional shots is not in the same location as the one used to take that facebook pic. Not least because he would hardly be hitting a ball at the side fence.

Also re: his Wimbledon gear.. no biggie either. Other pics of him have him in the outfit - it's no great secret....

That's probably because the camera being used for professional shots is not in the same location as the one used to take that facebook pic. Not least because he would hardly be hitting a ball at the side fence.

Also re: his Wimbledon gear.. no biggie either. Other pics of him have him in the outfit - it's no great secret....

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I guess the photoshop guys aren't onboard yet. Haha, come on Roger, cover up the gut when you're in for a photoshoot. You're better than that.

I know! i know 10 yr old kids who have rackets like the pros and come to the court in a RF polo and shorts (no issue with that but read on) and the latest vapor and adjust their bandana like fed and cant hit a ball across the net and complain "im using the same thing and moving my arm the same way as federer"

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1 - they're ten years old.
2 - a few kid racquets have the "federer" paintjob
3 - they're just kids. cut them some slack.